GDPR: What You Need to Know as a Recruiter
Both technology and the Internet may have given us massive improvements in many aspects of our lives, but there are some cons that we must deal with, too. For the past years, issues regarding privacy and all the information being shared without permission have...Mosh and firewalls: How to tunnel all mosh/ssh traffic through a proxy
Mosh, short for “mobile shell”, is a “remote terminal application”. It allows you to access any server on the command-line that you have SSH access to. In contrast to SSH though, mosh is optimized for flaky internet: The connection keeps working even if your WiFi...Gathering around the ice cream truck: Meetups in a remote and nomadic team
We recently noticed a pattern: Members from the engageSPARK tech team meet all over Asia, in a semi ad-hoc fashion. What does that have to do with an ice cream truck? I’ll explain that, and why it’s a good thing, and how we’re going to make this an...
Give Your Referral Program a Boost with this Highly Effective System
Many companies integrate an employee referral program in their recruitment process. It has been a popular cost-effective method of acquiring more qualified candidates since it relies on employees to help find the right applicants for the company. While there are a lot...
3 Tips for Recruiting Tech-Savvy Millennials
There is no shortage of millennial applicants hungry for work experience. However, there may be some disconnect between recruiters and the recruitment tools utilized when searching for millennials to hire. By 2020, it is likely that half of the global workforce will...Who, Not What: A Remote Team’s Daily Standup
Ready for the three famous(ly boring) Daily Standup questions? Here they come: What did I do? What will I do? Any obstacles? Two parts information, one part helping, this cocktail is all about what we’re working on. Our Daily Scrum questions help us to sync up...
6-Point Checklist for Successful Sourcing (With Infographic)
Candidate sourcing is a time-consuming and costly process for any recruiter or employer, from the moment a seat or position opens up to that time when the perfect candidate signs on the dotted line. These days, recruiters employ different platforms and use an...
4 Common Mistakes with Employee Referral Programs
An employee referral program is a great way to find the best people for your company. When planned and executed well, it can also be the most cost-effective way to yield a high ROI in all your HR functions. Researches by Staffing.org and CareerXroads found that...